Shloka 5
द्रौपदी-भीमसेनसंवादः
Draupadī–Bhīmasena Dialogue on Suffering, Kāla, and Daiva
यदा प्रह्ृष्ट: सम्राट् त्वां संयोधयति कुण्जरै: । हसन्त्यन्त:पुरे नार्यो मम तूद्धिजते मनः
yadā prahṛṣṭaḥ samrāṭ tvāṃ saṃyodhayati kuñjaraiḥ | hasanty antaḥpure nāryo mama tūddhijate manaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Wenn der erfreute König dich zu einem Scheingefecht mit Elefanten antreten lässt und die Frauen im inneren Palast darüber lachen, wird mein Geist aufgewühlt und erhebt sich in Empörung.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ridicule and entertainment built on another’s forced struggle—especially under royal power—can be ethically corrosive; it provokes inner resentment and violates the dignity owed to persons.
The narrator describes a scene where a king, in high spirits, has someone made to fight or contend with elephants as a spectacle, while the palace women laugh; witnessing this, the speaker’s mind becomes agitated and offended.